Still Confusion regarding Shankara’s co

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, egodust wrote:

> Unless you're unaware of the term cidakasa, what I meant should be obvious.

I am unaware of the relevance of the term here and the translation "place
of consciousness in the heart" seems a little dubious.  Perhaps you can
give a source?

> Pose these same questions/comments to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and see
> what He might say.  Most would reply that they couldn't possibly do so
> because He's dead.

Whereas I'd say I couldn't possibly do that because Ramakrishna didn't
know very much about Vedanta.

>
> Please consider the possibility that the result we're all [unconsciously,
> innately...as humans] trying to achieve is the primal shift into the essence
> of our Consciousness (Spirit), and any conceivable method or means that can
> take us there is worthy and valid, *to that end*!
> What I'm saying is, the
> means itself isn't the issue *at all*.  So that, if someone has the idea that
> their patented method is the ONLY method...well, what can one tell them?
>

The ends justify the means.  Hmmm... where have we heard that before?

Well even if that was true, Dennis asked a specific question about
Shankaracharyas views and this doesn't answer it.


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